Design and modeling of wave energy converter

Abstract

The corrosion iohibition of mild steel is the subject of tremendous technological importance due to the increased industrial applications of these materials, mainly in marine environment. Mild steel is still the materials mostly used for pipes in the industry. [n this case, marine environment is a very corrosive environment since with presence of sodium chloride in seawater. Corrosion is death, there is no cure. Extension of their lives is possible by selection of appropriate corrosion preventive methods. Hence, the inhibitive action of honey on the corrosion of mild steel in seawater has been investigated by weight loss, potentiodynamic polarization (PP) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopic (EIS) methods. The functional group of honey has been determined by using Fourier Transform [nfrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Moreover, in this study, honey exhibits a very good performance as inhibitor because it contains a mixture of organic and inorganic compounds. In addition, it is not expensive and also environmental friendly. The inhibition efficiency increases with an increase in honey concentration. After some time, the inhibition efficiency decreased due to the growth of fungi in the medium. The adsorption of natural honey on the mild steel was found to follow the Langmuir adsorption isotherm.